[Nfbf-l] Fw: corrected link for video Car for a Blind Man

Tara Prakash taraprakash at gmail.com
Wed Apr 4 19:49:31 UTC 2012


I agree.
I see the difference as listening to an Audible.com material versus reading 
that material in Braille. You are passively consuming Audible reading, you 
are actively engaging while reading it in Braille.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: corrected link for video Car for a Blind Man


Kirk:

What we are working on, and what Google is working on involve very
different approaches, and it isn't really fair to either to compare
them. There car is still years away and in the blind-drivable car, to
the best of my knowledge, no one attaches wires to him or her self.

Dave

On 4/4/2012 1:19 PM, Kirk wrote:
> Sherri, I have to say, this car from Google is phenominal! this guy didn't
> have to attach any wires or anything to himself to drive in it. Remember
> when I said that Google was already one up on our car? I take it back now,
> they are 100 times ahead of us in technology for this wonderful and 
> exciting
> project. I can actually see this vehicle getting approval  from our
> government to mix into the mainstream  of driving  machines! Thanks for 
> the
> send,  I am excited! Kirk
> Kirk Harmon
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri"<flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To:<Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:57 AM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: corrected link for video Car for a Blind Man
>
>
> Please see below. This link is working now. It takes a couple of minutes 
> to
> get to the link, but then you arrow down to "play" and enter on it and the
> video starts.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sherri
> To: flmom2006 at gmail.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 AM
> Subject: corrected link for video Car for a Blind Man
>
>
> Hopefully, this link will work better. Sorry for the mix-up.
>
> Sherri
>
> Currently watching: Car for a blind man @ http://t.co/H6pomKuB
>
>
>
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